Established in the year 1958 in the Ranchi College (then a constituent college of Bihar University), it became a full fledged University Department after the creation of Ranchi University. The Department imparts M.Sc. course in Physics with specialization in Electronics and Condensed Matter Physics and M.Sc. course in Electronics & Communication. The Department has the distinction of developing and updating Physics curriculum in the undivided state of Bihar through the UGC sponsored ULP and COSIP. This department has a rich tradition of research activities and in the first two decades of its existence it was a nationally acclaimed Centre for research in X-ray crystallography.

Admission Eligibility: BSc/ BSc (Hons). Duration 2 years (Four semesters) with an exam at the end of each semester.

Research Degree:

MPhil: Eligibility M.sc. with 55% marks in for General & OBC category and 50% marks for SC/ST categoryDuration 1 year (Two semesters)Doctorate Degrees:The University awards PhD degree. There is also a provision of awarding DSc Degree.